| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Paul Caceres (fresh) SG - Ronald Cull (fresh) SF - Marvin Sawyer (fresh) PF - Dwayne Jaramillo (fresh) C - Christopher Carter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Curt Renard (fresh) SG - Andrew Payne (fresh) SF - Elroy O'Brien (fresh) PF - John Glass (fresh) C - William Wiser (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:34 | Missouri State | Curt Renard steps in front of the Marvin Sawyer pass | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Wichita State | John Glass is denied on a dunk by Dwayne Jaramillo | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Wichita State | William Wiser tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 19:05 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres slams it home set up by Dwayne Jaramillo | 2-2 |
| 18:50 | Wichita State | Ronald Cull steals it from Elroy O'Brien | 2-2 |
| 18:37 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 18:35 | Wichita State | William Wiser snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:17 | Wichita State | Marvin Sawyer swats the short shot by Elroy O'Brien | 2-2 |
| 18:15 | Wichita State | John Glass can't tip it in | 2-2 |
| 18:14 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:03 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo makes the wide open shot from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 17:56 | Wichita State | Curt Renard scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 4-4 |
| 17:53 | Missouri State | John Glass steps in front of the Ronald Cull pass in the backcourt | 4-4 |
| 17:32 | Wichita State | John Glass misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 4-4 |
| 17:31 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer snags the defensive board | 4-4 |
| 17:15 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-4 |
| 16:51 | Wichita State | Andrew Payne hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 7-4 |
| 16:49 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo grabs the board | 7-4 |
| 16:27 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 7-4 |
| 16:26 | Wichita State | Elroy O'Brien grabs the board | 7-4 |
| 16:09 | Wichita State | Andrew Payne is hacked by Marvin Sawyer - foul #1 on Marvin Sawyer, team foul #1 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Moore (PG), Walter Hall (SG), Rick Clapp (SF), Mike Tolman (PF), Bennie Melton (C) Paul Caceres, Ronald Cull, Marvin Sawyer, Dwayne Jaramillo, Christopher Carter | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Rafael Morgan (PG), Lawrence Street (SG), Wilbur Finnerty (SF), Donald Harden (PF), Jeffrey Roark (C) Curt Renard, Andrew Payne, Elroy O'Brien, John Glass, William Wiser | |
| 16:00 | Wichita State | Lawrence Street misses badly on a shot from the left side | 7-4 |
| 15:58 | Missouri State | Robert Moore grabs the board | 7-4 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Robert Moore (fresh) SG - Walter Hall (fresh) SF - Rick Clapp (fresh) PF - Mike Tolman (fresh) C - Bennie Melton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Rafael Morgan (fresh) SG - Lawrence Street (fresh) SF - Wilbur Finnerty (fresh) PF - Donald Harden (fresh) C - Jeffrey Roark (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Missouri State | Mike Tolman can't throw it down | 7-4 |
| 15:35 | Wichita State | Jeffrey Roark grabs the board | 7-4 |
| 15:30 | Wichita State | Rafael Morgan is fouled on the floor by Mike Tolman - foul #1 on Mike Tolman, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| 15:20 | Wichita State | Lawrence Street's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-4 |
| 15:08 | Missouri State | Walter Hall connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 9-4 |
| 14:41 | Wichita State | Rafael Morgan misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 9-4 |
| 14:39 | Wichita State | The offensive rebound goes to Wilbur Finnerty | 9-4 |
| 14:27 | Wichita State | Donald Harden hits the finger roll on a great pass from Lawrence Street | 9-6 |
| 14:03 | Missouri State | Rafael Morgan is called for the reach on Robert Moore - foul #1 on Rafael Morgan, team foul #1 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Chad Stier (PG), Ronald Cull (SG), Ronnie Park (SF), Dwayne Jaramillo (PF), Christopher Carter (C) Robert Moore, Walter Hall, Rick Clapp, Mike Tolman, Bennie Melton | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Curt Renard (PG), Clifford Devane (SG), Sheldon Wood (SF), John Glass (PF), William Wiser (C) Rafael Morgan, Lawrence Street, Wilbur Finnerty, Donald Harden, Jeffrey Roark | |
| 13:56 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter drills a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Chad Stier and he's hacked by William Wiser - foul #1 on William Wiser, team foul #2 | 11-6 |
| 13:56 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter makes the free throw | 12-6 |
| 13:43 | Wichita State | John Glass misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 12-6 |
| 13:42 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Dwayne Jaramillo | 12-6 |
| 13:37 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Christopher Carter | 14-6 |
| 13:18 | Wichita State | John Glass knocks in the fadeaway in the lane set up by Clifford Devane and he's fouled by Christopher Carter - foul #1 on Christopher Carter, team foul #3 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Andrew Payne (SG) Curt Renard | |
| 13:18 | Wichita State | John Glass makes the free throw | 14-9 |
| 13:16 | Missouri State | Ronnie Park is fouled in the backcourt by Sheldon Wood - foul #1 on Sheldon Wood, team foul #3 | 14-9 |
| 12:57 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Chad Stier | 17-9 |
| 12:28 | Wichita State | Ronald Cull is called for the reach on Andrew Payne - foul #1 on Ronald Cull, team foul #4 | 17-9 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Caceres (PG), Robert Moore (SG), Walter Hall (SF), Rick Clapp (PF), Mike Tolman (C) Chad Stier, Ronald Cull, Ronnie Park, Dwayne Jaramillo, Christopher Carter | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Rafael Morgan (PG), Elroy O'Brien (SF), Wilbur Finnerty (C) Clifford Devane, Sheldon Wood, William Wiser | |
| 12:19 | Wichita State | Wilbur Finnerty throws it down set up by Andrew Payne and he's fouled by Mike Tolman - foul #2 on Mike Tolman, team foul #5 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer (SF) Mike Tolman | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Lawrence Street (SG) Andrew Payne | |
| 12:19 | Wichita State | Wilbur Finnerty misses the free throw | 17-11 |
| 12:19 | Missouri State | Rick Clapp grabs the board | 17-11 |
| 11:59 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer is alone and drills a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Paul Caceres | 19-11 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Paul Caceres (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Hall (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Marvin Sawyer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rick Clapp (fresh) C - Robert Moore (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Rafael Morgan (fresh) SG - Lawrence Street (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Elroy O'Brien (fresh) PF - John Glass (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Wilbur Finnerty (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:41 | Wichita State | Rafael Morgan misses badly on a runner from close range | 19-11 |
| 11:39 | Wichita State | Wilbur Finnerty snags the offensive board | 19-11 |
| 11:34 | Wichita State | Wilbur Finnerty lays it in on a great pass from Rafael Morgan and he's fouled by Marvin Sawyer - foul #2 on Marvin Sawyer, team foul #6 | 19-13 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Christopher Carter (C) Marvin Sawyer | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Curt Renard (PG), Donald Harden (PF), Jeffrey Roark (C) Rafael Morgan, Elroy O'Brien, John Glass | |
| 11:34 | Wichita State | Wilbur Finnerty makes the free throw | 19-14 |
| 11:31 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Roark - foul #1 on Jeffrey Roark, team foul #4 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ronnie Park (SF), Dwayne Jaramillo (PF) Walter Hall, Rick Clapp | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Elroy O'Brien (SF) Wilbur Finnerty | |
| 11:12 | Missouri State | Ronnie Park is called for traveling | 19-14 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Chad Stier (PG), Ronald Cull (SG) Paul Caceres, Robert Moore | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Andrew Payne (SG), Sheldon Wood (SF) Lawrence Street, Elroy O'Brien | |
| 10:51 | Wichita State | Donald Harden is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Donald Harden, team foul #5 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Bennie Melton (C) Christopher Carter | |
| Subs | Wichita State | William Wiser (C) Jeffrey Roark | |
| 10:49 | Missouri State | William Wiser steals it from Ronnie Park in the backcourt | 19-14 |
| 10:27 | Wichita State | Curt Renard is fouled on the floor by Ronnie Park - foul #1 on Ronnie Park, team foul #7 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Walter Hall (SF), Rick Clapp (PF) Ronnie Park, Dwayne Jaramillo | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Wilbur Finnerty (PF) William Wiser | |
| 10:27 | Wichita State | Curt Renard makes the 1st free throw | 19-15 |
| 10:27 | Wichita State | Curt Renard makes the 2nd free throw | 19-16 |
| 10:24 | Missouri State | Donald Harden picks off the pass by Chad Stier in the backcourt | 19-16 |
| 10:13 | Wichita State | Donald Harden hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 19-16 |
| 10:12 | Missouri State | Rick Clapp pulls down the rebound | 19-16 |
| 09:52 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull misses the wide open 3 from the left wing | 19-16 |
| 09:50 | Missouri State | Bennie Melton snags the offensive board | 19-16 |
| 09:36 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-16 |
| 09:34 | Wichita State | Donald Harden snags the defensive board | 19-16 |
| 09:06 | Wichita State | Chad Stier steals it from Sheldon Wood | 19-16 |
| 09:02 | Missouri State | Chad Stier slams it home | 21-16 |
| 08:53 | Wichita State | Bennie Melton is called for the reach on Curt Renard - foul #1 on Bennie Melton, team foul #8 | 21-16 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Caceres (PG), Robert Moore (SG), Ronnie Park (SF), Dwayne Jaramillo (PF), Christopher Carter (C) Chad Stier, Ronald Cull, Walter Hall, Rick Clapp, Bennie Melton | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Lawrence Street (SG), Elroy O'Brien (SF), Jeffrey Roark (PF), William Wiser (C) Andrew Payne, Sheldon Wood, Wilbur Finnerty, Donald Harden | |
| 08:53 | Wichita State | Curt Renard makes the 1st free throw | 21-17 |
| 08:53 | Wichita State | Curt Renard misses the 2nd free throw | 21-17 |
| 08:53 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 21-17 |
| 08:34 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter buries a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Dwayne Jaramillo | 23-17 |
| 08:09 | Wichita State | Elroy O'Brien comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Ronnie Park - foul #2 on Ronnie Park, team foul #9 | 23-17 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Rick Clapp (SF) Ronnie Park | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Rafael Morgan (PG), John Glass (PF) Curt Renard, William Wiser | |
| 08:09 | Wichita State | Elroy O'Brien makes the 1st free throw | 23-18 |
| 08:09 | Wichita State | Elroy O'Brien makes the 2nd free throw | 23-19 |
| 08:06 | Missouri State | Robert Moore is fouled in the backcourt by Elroy O'Brien - foul #1 on Elroy O'Brien, team foul #6 | 23-19 |
| 08:00 | Missouri State | Rick Clapp comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Rafael Morgan - foul #2 on Rafael Morgan, team foul #7 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Clifford Devane (PG) Rafael Morgan | |
| 08:00 | Missouri State | Rick Clapp makes the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 08:00 | Missouri State | Rick Clapp makes the 2nd free throw | 25-19 |
| 07:44 | Wichita State | Elroy O'Brien scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Clifford Devane | 25-22 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Paul Caceres (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Moore (fresh) SF - Rick Clapp (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dwayne Jaramillo (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Carter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Clifford Devane (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Street (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Elroy O'Brien (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Glass (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jeffrey Roark (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:31 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo jams it on a nice dish by Robert Moore and the foul's on Jeffrey Roark - foul #2 on Jeffrey Roark, team foul #8 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | William Wiser (C) Jeffrey Roark | |
| 07:31 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo makes the free throw | 28-22 |
| 07:21 | Wichita State | The short jumper by William Wiser is denied by Paul Caceres | 28-22 |
| 07:19 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 28-22 |
| 07:17 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-22 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ronald Cull (SG), Walter Hall (SF) Robert Moore, Rick Clapp | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Andrew Payne (SG) Lawrence Street | |
| 07:02 | Wichita State | Christopher Carter steals the ball from John Glass | 28-22 |
| 06:40 | Missouri State | The jump hook by Christopher Carter is blocked by John Glass | 28-22 |
| 06:38 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull gets the offensive rebound | 28-22 |
| 06:22 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull is wide open but clanks a 3 from the left corner | 28-22 |
| 06:20 | Wichita State | William Wiser gets the rebound | 28-22 |
| 05:54 | Wichita State | Elroy O'Brien comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-22 |
| 05:52 | Missouri State | Walter Hall gets the rebound | 28-22 |
| 05:29 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter misses the lay-in but the foul's on Andrew Payne - foul #1 on Andrew Payne, team foul #9 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Chad Stier (PG), Robert Moore (SG), Rick Clapp (SF) Paul Caceres, Ronald Cull, Walter Hall | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Curt Renard (PG), Lawrence Street (SG), Sheldon Wood (SF), Wilbur Finnerty (PF), Donald Harden (C) Clifford Devane, Andrew Payne, Elroy O'Brien, John Glass, William Wiser | |
| 05:29 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter makes the 1st free throw | 29-22 |
| 05:29 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 30-22 |
| 05:14 | Wichita State | Lawrence Street knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-25 |
| 05:01 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-25 |
| 04:59 | Wichita State | Lawrence Street pulls down the rebound | 30-25 |
| 04:45 | Wichita State | Robert Moore takes the ball from Lawrence Street | 30-25 |
| 04:41 | Missouri State | Robert Moore banks in the layup | 32-25 |
| 04:21 | Wichita State | Lawrence Street scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Wilbur Finnerty | 32-28 |
| 04:12 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Moore | 34-28 |
| 03:58 | Wichita State | Wilbur Finnerty hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 34-28 |
| 03:56 | Wichita State | Sheldon Wood hits the follow up shot | 34-30 |
| 03:51 | Missouri State | Robert Moore is fouled in the backcourt by Lawrence Street - foul #1 on Lawrence Street, team foul #10 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ronnie Park (SG), Marvin Sawyer (SF), Mike Tolman (PF), Bennie Melton (C) Chad Stier, Rick Clapp, Dwayne Jaramillo, Christopher Carter | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Rafael Morgan (PG), Andrew Payne (SG), Elroy O'Brien (SF), Jeffrey Roark (PF), William Wiser (C) Curt Renard, Lawrence Street, Sheldon Wood, Wilbur Finnerty, Donald Harden | |
| 03:51 | Missouri State | Robert Moore makes the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 03:51 | Missouri State | Robert Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 03:22 | Wichita State | Elroy O'Brien misses the runner from the right block | 36-30 |
| 03:21 | Wichita State | Jeffrey Roark hits the follow up shot | 36-32 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Robert Moore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronnie Park (fresh) SF - Marvin Sawyer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mike Tolman (fresh) C - Bennie Melton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Rafael Morgan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Andrew Payne (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Elroy O'Brien (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jeffrey Roark (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Wiser (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Missouri State | Robert Moore is hacked by Andrew Payne in the backcourt - foul #2 on Andrew Payne, team foul #11 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ronald Cull (SG) Ronnie Park | |
| Subs | Wichita State | John Glass (PF) William Wiser | |
| 03:18 | Missouri State | Robert Moore misses the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 03:18 | Missouri State | Robert Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 02:49 | Wichita State | Bennie Melton is called for the reach on John Glass - foul #2 on Bennie Melton, team foul #10 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Walter Hall (PG) Robert Moore | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Lawrence Street (SG), Wilbur Finnerty (SF) Andrew Payne, Elroy O'Brien | |
| 02:49 | Wichita State | John Glass makes the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 02:49 | Wichita State | John Glass misses the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 02:49 | Missouri State | Bennie Melton pulls down the rebound | 37-33 |
| 02:20 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 37-33 |
| 02:19 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Bennie Melton | 37-33 |
| 02:12 | Missouri State | Mike Tolman misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 37-33 |
| 02:11 | Missouri State | Walter Hall hits the follow up shot | 39-33 |
| 01:52 | Wichita State | Mike Tolman denies the turnaround by Rafael Morgan | 39-33 |
| 01:51 | Missouri State | Walter Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 39-33 |
| 01:47 | Missouri State | Walter Hall misses the lay-in but the foul's on Rafael Morgan - foul #3 on Rafael Morgan, team foul #12 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Caceres (PG), Rick Clapp (PF) Marvin Sawyer, Bennie Melton | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Curt Renard (PG), Clifford Devane (SG), Sheldon Wood (SF), Donald Harden (PF), William Wiser (C) Rafael Morgan, Lawrence Street, Wilbur Finnerty, John Glass, Jeffrey Roark | |
| 01:47 | Missouri State | Walter Hall misses the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 01:47 | Missouri State | Walter Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| 01:29 | Wichita State | Curt Renard connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by William Wiser | 40-36 |
| 01:13 | Missouri State | Rick Clapp hits the finger roll set up by Mike Tolman | 42-36 |
| 00:46 | Wichita State | Mike Tolman picks off the pass by William Wiser | 42-36 |
| 00:43 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-36 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ronnie Park (SG), Marvin Sawyer (SF), Christopher Carter (C) Ronald Cull, Walter Hall, Rick Clapp | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Andrew Payne (SG), Elroy O'Brien (SF), John Glass (PF) Curt Renard, Sheldon Wood, Donald Harden | |
| 00:24 | Wichita State | William Wiser can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-36 |
| 00:23 | Missouri State | Mike Tolman grabs the board | 42-36 |
| 00:19 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres's pass is intercepted by Andrew Payne in the backcourt | 42-36 |
| 00:00 | Wichita State | Mike Tolman swats the layup by Clifford Devane | 42-36 |